The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-03-09

among the children, one child who is a
superior child. Just so as these supe-
rior children come out, these BOYS and
girls who came from families who have
suffered most, they will raise the family.
One girl goes to school and brings home
new ideas of life; another girl goes of
and comes back, and another, and by
the time the children grow up the home
is given new life, and the family is
lifted up into higher plane. Parents
have had new youth given them, new
aspirations and new ways. And not
only the family, but the country itself,
these little ones are uplifting. So give
the little children, the little heads the
lead, and they will pull in the older
people.
| remember beautiful illustration of
this. a few years ago | was in the Ma
tional Gallery at London. There was a
picture on exhibition by Eumeir, pic
ture of the Queen on horseback. The
object was to paint the Queens favorite
pony, that she used TO sit upon.
Lumeir painted beautiful picture
of the horse, with the Queen upon it,
OF course every man or woman in En-
gland wanted TO see the Queen on horse
back, and there was general rush
there | went to see it, but soon gave
up, for could not see over the crowd of
broad shoulders interposed between me
and the picture, and whatever may be
said about Americans, they will make
some attempt to form circle so all can
see, but the English form mass, and
shut out others from seeing. And this
was the case here. | was wondering
whether | would leave or not, when one
of those mammoth mothers came up.
leading by the hand a beautiful little
girl, one Of those little girls we see so
so often in England; with golden hair
and lovely little hands. This great
frigate steamed right up to the gallery,
but the same wall of broad shoulders
met her, and there was no getting
through. Finally thought struck her.
She said: "Dear sir, l have come all the
way from the country for my little girl
to see this picture of the Queen ; please
let my little girl see the picture of the
Queen" OF course they stepped aside
and let the little girl get in. Finally
the little creature got in, but with one
hand firmly clasped in the mothers,
who said "Now pull in, mamma" Then
Tue tulDR udWDCu u pOu TIC lhCA do "
what she was doing, and they stepped
aside and let the little boat pull in the
great frigate.
Now take that woman and little child
for an example. In this country, edu-
cate that child and it will pull in the
great grandmother. Draw, push every
little boy or girl in the United States
Just as far ahead of the mammas' grand
mothers and grandfathers and sisters
and brothers, as is possible; these little
folks will go on ahead, and spread their
influence from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, to push on land, pull in the
mamma, pull in grandmother and even
Aunt Dinah, who goes around worrying
folks with diphtheria, pneumonia, ETC.;
pull in little Jacob, pull in little Her
man, pull in the poor Indian, pull IN the
poor American savage, pull in John
Chinaman, pull in everybody from sea
to sea; pull hard, eur little American
boys aud girls; pulling in great drafts
and pulling with true courage, until
you win every man and woman, to that
great home that gIitters through the
surging floods, where the angels In
Heaven stand fast around the throne of
Almighty God.